Perth is an “ecclesiastical city” because it has a cathedral, but is legally a town Scottish political leaders are joining the call for Perth to be made Scotland’s seventh city.
First Minister Alex Salmond and other leading Scottish politicians are due to join the provost of Perth and Kinross to sign a special charter.
This will ask for Perth’s city status to be restored. It was removed in 1975 as part of a local government reorganisation.
The town has entered a UK-wide competition to be made a city again.
But there will be only one winner of the competition, which was set up to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee next year.
Civic leaders have cited Perth’s achievements in business, the arts and sport, which they say have made the town a thriving, dynamic place in which to live and work.
They hope the special charter being signed later will help convince those awarding the prize.
Perth, which celebrated its 800th anniversary last year, is an “ecclesiastical city” because it has a cathedral, but is legally considered a town.
Perth and Kinross Council launched a claim for formal city status in 2005 after a search of its archives uncovered the “Golden Charter” of 1600 to back its claim.
In December the bid was debated by MPs in the House of Commons when Perth and North Perthshire MP Pete Wishart said it was disappointing that the UK government was only offering city status to one candidate from across the UK.
Scotland currently has six cities. The newest are Stirling and Inverness, which joined Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
City status is a reserved matter and is granted by the Queen under royal prerogative on advice from ministers.
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